Discussions involving the management of the Cornwall Regional Hospital, nurses and health authorities are being held in a bid to resolve issues at the St. James based facility.
Upset nurses attached to the hospital's Accident and Emergency department staged a protest today, calling for better working conditions, among other things.
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says focus must be placed on building a new, stronger economy, for the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa.
He was speaking at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM's, building supplies handing over ceremony in Luana St. Elizabeth, today.
Doctors and nurses attached to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James, have stopped working and are protesting conditions at the department.
The placard bearing workers are calling for improvements in the working conditions, indicating they cannot work in an unsafe environment.
The government has allocated one hundred and fifty (150) million dollars towards the rebuilding of an infirmary in Trelawny.
The new facility will replace the original infirmary which was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa last October.
A very minor earthquake was felt in Irish Town St. Andrew, last night.